My sister's birthday was last week and my birthday is tomorrow...so to celebrate, my Dad and Step-Mom rented a boat and jet-skis for a fun day on Lake Travis. We did the same thing last year and had a blast... Today was just as fun and exciting...until the very end...
It was getting close to time to return the boat and my sister and her partner were having fun on the jet-skis. They hadn't returned to the boat yet, so we started looking around for them and saw what we thought was them in the distance. We headed that direction and noticed they weren't going anywhere, looked like the jet-skis were sitting in one place. Then, we saw a Sheriff's boat speed by us with lights and sirens going. We had a very bad feeling...
Sure enough...the jet-skis were floating by themselves, and Robbie and Trina were in the water. As we approached, the Sheriff yelled at us to stay away because there was an emergency situation. We told them that they were with us, but we still had to keep our distance and help set up a perimeter to keep other boaters away. We were really scared, not knowing if one or both had been hit by a boat or what...and not knowing who had what kind of injuries. We could see they were both alert, so it didn't appear to be life-threatening...thank God. We got over to the jet-skis to tie them to our boat, and saw that one was beat to hell, and the other had minor damage...apparently they collided with each other. As we were securing the jet-skis, we see a helicopter circling overhead...yep, that's right...they drop down a diver and a backboard for my sister! WOW! Apparently, she was having trouble breathing and they suspected a broken rib, and other possible injuries. By this time, we are surrounded by all kinds of boats - Sheriff, Fire and Rescue, a Tow Boat, another Police/Sheriff or something, and lots and lots of on-lookers. My sister was flown to the ER, and my Dad and Trina drove to the hospital to be with her.
At this time, we are still waiting...initial examination shows a fractured hip. They're going to do a CAT scan to find out more about the ribs and lungs, and whatever else might be wrong. She is awake and alert...well, except for the PAIN DRUGS... I'm so worried for her right now...I'm sure she'll be OK, but it sounds so painful, and she obviously will be out of work for a while. She's a dog groomer at Petsmart and is on her feet a lot...well, sounds like she won't be for a while!
I don't think I'll be sleeping tonight....
It was getting close to time to return the boat and my sister and her partner were having fun on the jet-skis. They hadn't returned to the boat yet, so we started looking around for them and saw what we thought was them in the distance. We headed that direction and noticed they weren't going anywhere, looked like the jet-skis were sitting in one place. Then, we saw a Sheriff's boat speed by us with lights and sirens going. We had a very bad feeling...
Sure enough...the jet-skis were floating by themselves, and Robbie and Trina were in the water. As we approached, the Sheriff yelled at us to stay away because there was an emergency situation. We told them that they were with us, but we still had to keep our distance and help set up a perimeter to keep other boaters away. We were really scared, not knowing if one or both had been hit by a boat or what...and not knowing who had what kind of injuries. We could see they were both alert, so it didn't appear to be life-threatening...thank God. We got over to the jet-skis to tie them to our boat, and saw that one was beat to hell, and the other had minor damage...apparently they collided with each other. As we were securing the jet-skis, we see a helicopter circling overhead...yep, that's right...they drop down a diver and a backboard for my sister! WOW! Apparently, she was having trouble breathing and they suspected a broken rib, and other possible injuries. By this time, we are surrounded by all kinds of boats - Sheriff, Fire and Rescue, a Tow Boat, another Police/Sheriff or something, and lots and lots of on-lookers. My sister was flown to the ER, and my Dad and Trina drove to the hospital to be with her.
At this time, we are still waiting...initial examination shows a fractured hip. They're going to do a CAT scan to find out more about the ribs and lungs, and whatever else might be wrong. She is awake and alert...well, except for the PAIN DRUGS... I'm so worried for her right now...I'm sure she'll be OK, but it sounds so painful, and she obviously will be out of work for a while. She's a dog groomer at Petsmart and is on her feet a lot...well, sounds like she won't be for a while!
I don't think I'll be sleeping tonight....
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